Sharp County record., 1887-05-12

IT is stated from Washington that all
the orders suspending the operation OF
the long and short haul provision OIL the
Inter State Commerce law are to cease on
the same date.
A RECENT Australian hurricane is salu
to have wrecked forty fishing boats ana
drowned $50 people.
IT is stated on official authority that the
recall of Count Schouvaloff, Russian Am,
| bassador TO Germ my, has been decldeu
upon by the Russian Government.
UPWARD of four hundred pensions un-
der the Mexican Pension ac5 mad Deeh
granted up to the 2Sth. lncluied IN tne
pensions granted on the date named were
those of General J.W. Denver and Casslus
NJ. Clay
HEyRY ANDERSON, who was to have
| been hung at Socorro N. NJ, on the 29th,
| for the murder of Alfonso Williams, and
Theodore Baker, to have been executed at
Springer for the killing of Frank Unruh'
were granted respite by Governor Ross
until MAY g.
THE President issued a proclamation on
the 2Sth suspending discriminating duties,
tonnage, taxes, ETC., upon vessels OF the
Netherlands and Dutch East Indies, under
the law authorizing him to make such
exemptions where similar advantages
have been afforded to vessels of the United
| States.
The death Of George M. Haggitris,
which occurred atthe Allegheny General
| Hospital, Pitts burg, Pa, on the 25th, adds
a fourth victim to the Willis fire horror,
The day was the one set for the dead
mans marriage. His affianced was by his
side to the last, when she gave way 10
| paroxysms of grief and is iuconsolable.
A FIRE at Georgetown, Col, occurred at
one O'Clock on the morning Of the 2Sth,
which destroyed the Fish and Hamil
blocks, including the Bank of Clear Creek
County, the Eagle clearinghouse,
Wright's confectionery, Wallings' grocery
and bakery, together with several small
buildings. Loss, S30,0j 0; insurance, light
AT meeting of wire nail manufacture
ers held at Pittsburgh on the 2Sth, a per-
manent National association was formed,
with D. C.. Hartman, of Beaver Falls, Pa,
as president, and c. D. Jones, of New
York, secretary. No change was made
in prices, but the list was modified some
what.
ORDERS were issued on the 2Sth to COM
mence the construction of new ten-inch
gun at the Washington Navy Yard for the
new cruiser Boston. Two ten inch guns
are still at the yard, one nearly completed
and the other we'll under way.
THE Pope has sent telegram to EN-
peror William and Prince Bismarck,
thanking them for their support OF the
new Prussian Ecclesiastical bill. The
dispatch adds that his Holiness desires
the prosperity OF Germany aad the Catho-
lie church.
THE Secretary of the Interior has ap-
proved decision of the Commis sioner OF
the General Land Office, holding trian-
gular body of land containing 100000 acres
of land lying northwest of the unforfelt-
ed grant to the Oregon Central Railway
Company and along the line of the forfeit
ed portion to be public land and subject
to entry.
CAPTAIN THOMAS PLUNKETT, resident
magistrate of Cork has been instructed
by the British Government to keep close
watch over all circumstances attending
the departure of Mr.. William O'Brien on
his way to America to inaugurate cam
paign against the Governor General, the
Marquis of Lansdowne.
IT is said at Ottawa, Ont, that the
Marquis Of I1ansdow9!s- 1sos oos..y =sHt'
rant of any bargain whatever being made
with his tenants. If such an agreement
was made and repudiated, as the dis
patches say, it was directed by His Excel
lency's agent and without the knowledge
| of the Governor General personally.
THE protracted wage question OF the
| Connellsville coke region was decided on
the 2Sth upon receipt of letter from Um-
pire John B. Jackson, now in Colorado
The umpire finds "that there should not
be any ad vance in wages until there is
| further advance in the selling price OF
coke.n By the decision of the umpire l3-
| 900 men IN the Connellsville coke region
are to continue at work on the present
scale of wages.